Collection: Reference

When Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay, about 250 distinct languages were spoken across the continent. Yet Australian Indigenous languages actually share many common features. Bob Dixon has been working with elders to research Australian languages for half a century, and he draws on this deep exp...

The nobel Prize is a recognition of achievement that transcends borders, politics or prejudice. This book is an insight into the incredible lives of the ten people who have reached this pinnacle of success.

Events that have been triggered in some way by natural forces. Cases where weather has been the natural force as well as earthquakes and landslips. Includes specific air and sea disasters that resulted directly or indirectly from weather.

The last decade has witnessed a remarkable resurgence of interest in Australia's shipping past...